Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Date of Birth:

Mar 04, 1874

Place of Birth:

Prudhoe, Northumberland, Englang, UK

British-born Henry Travers was a veteran of the English stage before  emigrating to the U.S. in 1917. He gained more stage experience there on  Broadway working with the Theatre Guild, and began his long film career  with Reunion in Vienna (1933). Travers' kindly, grandfatherly demeanor became familiar to filmgoers over the next 25 years, especially in films like High Sierra (1941), where he played Joan Leslie's kindly but slyly observant uncle, and the generous Mr. Bogardus in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), but it's as the somewhat befuddled angel Clarence Oddbody assigned to James Stewart in the classic It's a Wonderful Life  (1946) that Travers will forever be known. After a long and successful  career, he retired from the screen in 1949, and died in Hollywood in  1965.

filmography:

Stanley and Livingstone Stanley and Livingstone

1939

My Weakness My Weakness

1933

The Rains Came The Rains Came

1939

Gallant Journey Gallant Journey

1946

The Accused The Accused

1949

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

Thrill of a Romance Thrill of a Romance

1945

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

I'll Wait for You I'll Wait for You

1941

The Very Thought of You The Very Thought of You

1944

Remember? Remember?

1939

Wyoming Wyoming

1940

Ready for Love Ready for Love

1934

Captain Hurricane Captain Hurricane

1935

Pierre of the Plains Pierre of the Plains

1942

You Can't Get Away with Murder You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

The Party's Over The Party's Over

1934

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Death Takes a Holiday Death Takes a Holiday

1934

The Bad Man The Bad Man

1941

After Office Hours After Office Hours

1935

Beyond Glory Beyond Glory

1948

The Girl from Jones Beach The Girl from Jones Beach

1949

The Sisters The Sisters

1938

Maybe It's Love Maybe It's Love

1935

Reunion in Vienna Reunion in Vienna

1933

Ball of Fire Ball of Fire

1941

Dark Victory Dark Victory

1939

Madame Curie Madame Curie

1943

Edison, the Man Edison, the Man

1940

The Flame The Flame

1947

Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver

1942

High Sierra High Sierra

1941

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1943

The Invisible Man The Invisible Man

1933

Random Harvest Random Harvest

1942

The Bells of St. Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

The Naughty Nineties The Naughty Nineties

1945

None Shall Escape None Shall Escape

1944

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

Anne of Windy Poplars Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

The Moon Is Down The Moon Is Down

1943

Pursuit Pursuit

1935

Escapade Escapade

1935

Too Many Parents Too Many Parents

1936

Dragon Seed Dragon Seed

1944

Four Hours to Kill! Four Hours to Kill!

1935

Primrose Path Primrose Path

1940

The Yearling The Yearling

1946

Born to Be Bad Born to Be Bad

1934

Another Language Another Language

1933

It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life

1946

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